Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in March 2023 in Iraq. Elizabeth volunteered together with PPI’s General Secretary and other Pirates to assist refugees in the Middle East, albeit with no direct connection to the Pirate movement. She might be surprised herself to hear that PPI has issued this call to assist her, but owing to the failure of formal diplomatic channels we might represent one of […]
October 11th Board Meeting and Rescheduled Winter GA on December 9th
Ahoy Pirates, The next board meeting is scheduled for October 11th at 21:00 UTC. Where: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board Please feel free to add comments for the board on our Discourse: https://ga.pp-international.net/c/ppiboard/ At the last board meeting we also decided that the Winter General Assembly (GA) will take place on December 9th, starting at 12:00 UTC. If needed we will schedule an extra day on December 10th, but our goal […]
Public Statement from Pirate Party of Chile on the 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Coup d’Etat in Chile
September 11, 2023. Fifty years after the bombing of La Moneda and the beginning of a terrorist dictatorship led by the military and right-wing civilians, the Pirate Party of Chile, along with condemning the events that occurred five decades ago, the seventeen years of horror, the thousands of human rights violations and the permanent obstruction to the clarification of the facts, the timely action of […]
Democracy Technologies Article About Pirates
Pirate Parties International is proud to share the following article that was written about us in Democracy Technologies by the Innovation in Politics Institute. https://democracy-technologies.org/participation/pirate-is-a-state-of-mind/ PPI’s Treasurer Bailey Lamon and PP Australia’s Miles Whiticker. spoke with Democracy Technologies about how Pirates have championed the fusion of digital technologies with democracy and human rights advocacy. They discuss how they personally and Pirate parties in general share […]
September 13th Board Meeting and GA Rescheduling Updates
Ahoy Pirates, On August 16th we had our first board meeting since the intended summer General Assembly (GA) failed to reach quorum. Proposals were discussed about rescheduling the GA. It was voted on that we would delay the meeting until the winter, as this is still within the timeframe required by our statute of at least 1 GA per year. The dates of December 9th […]
GA Quorum Issue and Upcoming Board Meeting
Ahoy Pirates, Alas we had an issue making quorum at the scheduled GA. There seem to be issues with the timing of our meetings, inactive parties that need to be reviewed, and active parties that need to join. At the next PPI Board meeting on Aug. 16, we will discuss ways to remedy this situation. Thank you all for your commitment to PPI. We appreciate […]
July 19th, Pirate Beer @04:00 UTC and Board Meeting @ 05:00 UTC
Ahoy Pirates, The next PPI board meeting will take place on July 19th at 05:00 UTC. Also, we will be having a Pirate Beer event just prior to the board meeting @04:00 UTC. This will be early in the morning for those in Europe, so please wake up early. A week after this meeting will be the GA, and we will be discussing preparations for […]
Pirate Parties International General Assembly, July 29th
About half a year has passed since our last GA, and we are ready for the 2023 PPI Summer GA! This will be an entirely online GA. At the last board meeting we decided to hold the next GA on Saturday, July 29th. We will start at 08:00 UTC, which is 10:00 CEST. This GA will focus on discussing various proposals. Election of new PPI […]
Next PPI Board Meeting and Pirate Beer, June 21st
The next PPI board meeting will take place on June 21st at 21:00 UTC, which is 23:00 CEST. Also, we will be having a Pirate Beer event just prior to the board meeting: June 21st at 20:00 UTC, which is 22:00 CEST. Both events will take place in the following room: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board You can always stay updated about our events in the PPI calendar: https://pp-international.net/calendar/ We look forward to seeing you there!
UNOG: PPI consultations on autonomous weapons systems, information society, and science at the UN
An Update on Numerous Recent Activities of PPI at the United Nations Office in Geneva! Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) PPI has been accepted to be one of the Civil Society representatives to contribute on the mandate of regulation of autonomous weapons systems (AWS). All the technological aspects of understanding the use of functions of this systems are clear for all actors, the main issues […]
